Extension step for cars



Hill

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EXTENSUllT FR CARE.

Application tiled February 5E, 19527.

'.llliit,` invention relates to extension Steine, but niore particularlyto extension etepe tor railway passenger care, and it is an objeet otibis invention to `ilnovide :t eten wiiieli nary be applied to tbeplatlorin oi a moving; veliielm n'liieli ete/p may be lowered for neewhen tbe car is at a staiiidetill loading or unloading passengers, andwhich may be 'loldcd into it position out oit tlie Way when tlieveliiele if; in `inotioii. Most railway ears are provided with ayplatform step assembly bavino tivo or three steps, tlie lower olfivliieli is; nearly always a considerable distance 'troni tlie ground orplatitorni, and nnen passi-engere enfibzirlt or diecnnbarl(` il'lneccessary to provide ineane whereby the paeeene'ere may readily reachtbe lower Step et tbe a eenibly. loivarifl tliis end tbe Pulliiianporters are provided with a small portable etool which, ivlien not inuse may be :stored vfitliin tbe ear, but when in use placed directlybelow tlie lo'iver etop, thereby enabling;l peeseiiigrers to safelyenter or leave tlie oar.

ln addition to these Stools beiner a source et coneid'rable ezqienditure'tor tlie railway or llullinan companies, tliey are quite inconvenientae they occupy eoiieiderable Space Witliin the car, and they areextreinely apt to beeoine lost or broken. In eddition to 'l'.liie, whentlie Pullman porter ie buey unloadingI tbe paesenggers baggage andpersonal ell'ects.) tlie plaieing ot a Stool beneatli tlie lower steprequires en additional trip l o tlie interior olf the car ilfor liini.llerlliern loro9 it often happens; tliet ivitliout warn int', tbeengineer oll the train is liable to pull tlie engine ahead a 'levv feetor baelr tbe eaine up a tow :toet and tlie Stool reetn'ig; on tbe`ground muet again be moved to a, position below tlie rateo. lliie`another addition lo ille work el the .Pullman porter.

lt ii-i an olijeet olfv our invention tlierelore, lo pri'ivide a|pivoted cxteneion Step ivliieli may be pivoteil to tlie lower step oittlie niet 'torni step aseeinbly, and. wliieli is a perinanent element ofthe saine.

1li second object ot our invention to provide a Step wliicli is strongand durable, ivliieli is not apt to beeeine deineged, and ivliieli nieybe folded out ot tbe, Way When tbe saine is not in nee, and which iswell adapted to perform tllie services required el tlie naine.

Another object ot our invention appears by virtue et the inet thattrempe, liebes Serial No 165,337.

and other nonpaying; peeeengrere very etten lind it coi'ivenienttolocate tlieineelvee on `l'lie eten assembly beneath tlie elielter ot tbepletl'orni wliere they may reet seeurely uiitil llie train eoniee 'to:iy stop.

bltill another object el our invention tlierel'ore7 to provide apivol'ed sten ivliieli when itolded fpon tbe platform a eiiil'ily,occupies nearly all tbe space be en tbe platlorn'i aeeeinbly and theplsitliorni, thereg by preventing the nee ot suoli space illegitiinaielyller riding'. i i

liliitli tbe i'oi `going' and otlier obieete in view, wliieli will beiliade inanilf'eet in lie 'following detailedv deeeriptioifi andSpeeltieally pointed out in tlie vappended elaiine.)l retereneeis had totlie accompanying dreivings :tor an illiietrative embodiment olf tbeinvention, wherein nFiglire l a` rear view of a, railway veliieleShowing a pair otI extension stenti einlgiodyinrgy the principles o tour invention :ipplied tliereto. 1

liioure 2 is a eide view ot a railway veliiele showing our iniprovedetep applied 'thereto in extended position. i-

lligure il is a perspective view ol' our extension etep as applieifl tollie platform eten assembly, and

Figure Ll a eee-tional view taken afloni'g tlie plane L l-*ll-#l/ fl oiFigure 3. i

Referring to the aeconipai'iyii f draivinie: wherein similarreferencecharacters des nate similar parte tlirougl'iout, a railwayveliiele is deeignated at lf. This railway ve liiele is provided ivitlia plurality o'ludeor sill Structures or platform step aseeinbliee l,eaeli. oit tliese assemblies being); shown in 'tbe drawings ae liavingrtwo steps :ind l and a platlorin el, These steps are of tlieconventional type and. are eecured to Suitable eide piecee .i and Grespectively. l'lur extension step deeignated generally at ill) "andcoinprises e pair oit eide pieces lll and lil and a. step 13 connectingtllese eide pieces at their lower end, and a` baelt 13 also connectinghthe side pieces and extending tlierebeloiv as; at 25. These side piecesare preferably triangular in Shape as shown in Figure 3, and thesetriangular pieces, together with the actual step forni a Structure thatin loir gtudinal .cross section is lleliaped. 'llie upper ende: oit tlietriangular eide pieces provided with apertures il, end tbe lower Step 2oit tire pletjiorni step assembly is prolll() llfil vided with a pair ofcut-out portions 15 and 16, and a pair of pins 17 and 18 are adapted toextend through the side pieces 5 and across the cut-out portions, andthe apertures of the side pieces 11 and 12 are adapted 'to receive thepins 17 and 18 whereby the step assembly 10 may be pivoted to theplat-form assembly 1. The upper end of the side pieces 11 and 12 arefurthermore provided with cut-out portions 19 and 20, said cut-outportions providing abutments 21 (concealed) and 22. These abutment-s areadapted to bear against the lower side of the step 2 when the extensionstep is extended, whereby the step may be rigid when pressure is appliedto the same. Of course, it will be understood that the dimensions of theextension step may be varied to accommodate different sizes of platformstep assemblies. Theback 13 may be so designed as to extendperpendicular to the ground or at an angle thereto. The flange 22 willof course, be so arranged that the. step 13 will, when extended, besubstantially parallel to the steps' 2 and 3, and the entire stepextension when not in use may be swung upon the pins 17 and 18, so thatthe same will rest upon the step 2 and substantially lill the spacebetween the platform step assembly and the platform, thus preventingpassengers from riding on the steps when the vehicle is in motion. Theback piece 13 together with the extension 25, extends across the blindsas shown in Figure l, and completely closes the same when the device isnot in use.

It will be understood that various changes in the detail of constructionmay be made Without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventionas defined by the appended claims.

lVe claim:

1. The combination with a structure hav-- ing inclined side membersbearingst ationar)v steps therebetween, a` plat-forni to which the upperedges of said side members are secured, of an extension step comprisinga bot tom piece and a pair of side pieces rigidly attached thereto andextendingr upwardlyv therefrom, apertures: iu the upper endsol :":iidside pieces, flanges adiaeent raid apertures.y pivot pins extendingthrough said door sill structure and reeeiif'able in said arurtures. aninclined back com'ieeting `said side pieees and extending below thesaine \\'hereb\v said extension stops may be suspended in rigidrelationship with respect to said structure and beneath same, or may heswung' npwardly to rest against the stationary steps and to forni acover therefor.

2. The combination with a structure liaring inclined side membersbearing stationaryv steps therebetween, a platform to which the upperedges of said side member.: are secured. of an extension step comprisinga bottoni piece and a pair of side pieces rin thereto and extendingupwardly theretroin. apertures in the upper ends otV said side pieces,flanges adjacent said apertures, pivot pins extending through said doorsill strue-A ture and rccei table in said apertures, an inclined backconnecting lsaid side pieces whereby said extension step may besuspended in rigid relationship with respect to said structure andbeneath same, or may be swung upwardly to rest against the stre tionarysteps and to form a cover therefor.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

VILEY lV. FUl-iLlflltltlN. LELAND R. FULLERTUN.

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